Facebook Biometric Privacy Case Settlement Do-over Gets Preliminary Approval
Social media giant Facebook has received preliminary approval from a California federal court to settle its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)…
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Clearview Claims Legal Injunction Would Violate First Amendment Rights
Clearview AI has finally revealed its legal strategy as it tries to fend off a possible injunction in Illinois. The preliminary injunction would bar the…
Aerendir Research Suggests Consumers are Unhappy with Current Privacy Practices
Aerendir Mobile is interrogating the Privacy Paradox in a new report published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. In its most basic…
Instagram Faces Class Action Lawsuit Under Illinois Biometrics Law
Facebook is facing another potentially massive BIPA lawsuit. The news comes mere weeks after the social media giant offered a $650 million settlement in a…
GAO Releases New Report on Facial Recognition Industry
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report on the state of the facial recognition industry titled “FACIAL RECOGNITION…
Court of Appeals Rules South Wales Police Use of Automatic Facial Recognition to be Unlawful
A Court of Appeals in Wales has ruled the use of automatic facial recognition (AFR) technology by South Wales Police to be unlawful, overturning a ruling by…
U.S Sens Sanders, Merkley Propose Nation-Wide BIPA Legislation
A pair of U.S. Senators, Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders, are proposing a nationwide version of the now famous Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act…
Macy’s Hit with BIPA Lawsuit for Using Clearview Biometric Surveillance
Clearview AI’s legal troubles have spilled over to one of its customers. Macy’s Retail Holdings, which operates the Macy’s department store chain, has been hit…
Two More Parents Join Biometric Privacy Lawsuit Against New York School District
Two more parents have joined the NYCLU’s lawsuit against the New York State Education Department and the Lockport City School District. The plaintiffs are…
Guelph Police Confirm Use of Clearview AI’s Biometric Tech
The Guelph Police Service in Ontario has confirmed that it trialed Clearview’s controversial facial recognition program. The news comes through a Freedom of…